OregonLive.com topics: hivtag:topics.oregonlive.com,2015:tag/hiv2015-03-31T21:10:25ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceFirst blood test run by smartphone gives HIV, syphilis results in 15 minutestag:www.oregonlive.com,2015:/health/index.ssf/3826.151304532015-02-04T19:11:14Z2015-02-04T22:50:01ZThe device - known as a dongle - only requires a pinprick of blood, with results available in 15 minutes. The accessory, which plugs into a smartphone or computer and runs off an app, is lightweight and inexpensive. Though not commercially available yet, its developer, Samuel Sia, estimated it would retail for about $45.
He said it is the first blood test for a smartphone. Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html
The device - known as a dongle - only requires a pinprick of blood, with results available in 15 minutes. The accessory, which plugs into a smartphone or computer and runs off an app, is lightweight and inexpensive. Though not commercially available yet, its developer, Samuel Sia, estimated it would retail for about $45.
He said it is the first blood test for a smartphone.
OHSU star researcher Louis Picker unravels another mystery in quest for HIV curetag:www.oregonlive.com,2015:/health/index.ssf/3826.149933152015-01-19T16:00:00Z2015-01-19T16:45:13ZThe pioneering HIV researcher has found the hiding place where the virus shields itself from an assault by the body's immune system. Now he has to create a strategy to knock it down.Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html
The pioneering HIV researcher has found the hiding place where the virus shields itself from an assault by the body's immune system. Now he has to create a strategy to knock it down.
FDA will lift lifetime ban on gay blood donors but require no sex for yeartag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/health/index.ssf/3826.148235072014-12-24T14:41:25Z2014-12-24T14:40:09ZThe agency will issue the new rule next year, allowing for public comment. It also has a one-year wait time for donors who have sex with a prostitute, intravenous drug user or person infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html
The agency will issue the new rule next year, allowing for public comment. It also has a one-year wait time for donors who have sex with a prostitute, intravenous drug user or person infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV less deadly and infectious, hospital stays appear safer: health newstag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/health/index.ssf/3826.146492612014-12-02T15:45:44Z2014-12-02T15:45:58ZBritish researchers studying HIV in Africa found that the virus was becoming less deadly and federal officials said that mistakes appear to be dropping in hospitals.Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html
British researchers studying HIV in Africa found that the virus was becoming less deadly and federal officials said that mistakes appear to be dropping in hospitals.
Red ribbons out for World AIDS Day 2014: health newstag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/health/index.ssf/3826.146395312014-12-01T15:13:47Z2014-12-02T15:27:40ZIn Portland, Cascade AIDS Project will host a lunch to honor Dr. Louis Picker of Oregon Health & Science University and Kevin Cook of Nike for their work in fighting the disease. Picker has been working on a promising vaccine, while Cook has volunteered for the organization since 1988. Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html
In Portland, Cascade AIDS Project will host a lunch to honor Dr. Louis Picker of Oregon Health & Science University and Kevin Cook of Nike for their work in fighting the disease. Picker has been working on a promising vaccine, while Cook has volunteered for the organization since 1988.
Only 3 in 10 Americans with HIV have virus under control, CDC warnstag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/health/index.ssf/3826.145943282014-11-25T18:00:00Z2014-11-25T18:22:07ZThe CDC sounded an alarm Tuesday about the threat posed by people who have HIV and do not have the virus in check, causing more infections and putting their own life at risk. The situation in Oregon is not so dismal, public health officials said.Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html
The CDC sounded an alarm Tuesday about the threat posed by people who have HIV and do not have the virus in check, causing more infections and putting their own life at risk. The situation in Oregon is not so dismal, public health officials said.
Portland State professor unlocks virus that could lead to drugs for HIVtag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/portland/index.ssf/4053.145495422014-11-20T22:57:31Z2014-11-20T23:15:45ZThe milestone could pave the way for the development of drugs that target the structure of HIV, which causes AIDS, making it more difficult for the organism to mutate and replicate.Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/lterry/index.html
The milestone could pave the way for the development of drugs that target the structure of HIV, which causes AIDS, making it more difficult for the organism to mutate and replicate.
HIV-prevention pill gains support from gay-rights grouptag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/today/index.ssf/8000470.142369492014-10-19T05:08:06Z2014-10-19T05:14:17ZThe largest U.S. gay-rights organization Saturday endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection and called on insurers to provide more generous coverage of the drug.
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The largest U.S. gay-rights organization Saturday endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection and called on insurers to provide more generous coverage of the drug.
Oct 16th - ¡Concientízate! Free food, live music, and more!tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2014:/my-hillsboro/8000760.141905612014-10-14T20:27:10Z2014-10-15T16:21:15ZPlease join us this year for our 5th Annual Concientízate, a family-friendly celebration of Latino art, culture and music commemorating National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. Entertainment will begin with a ceremonial blessing by Danza Azteca Mexica Tiahui, followed by a...CAPinternhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/CAPintern/index.html
Please join us this year for our 5th Annual Concientízate, a family-friendly celebration of Latino art, culture and music commemorating National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. Entertainment will begin with a ceremonial blessing by Danza Azteca Mexica Tiahui, followed by a...
Ebola, AIDS and Ronald Reagan: Letters to the Editortag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/opinion/index.ssf/3501.140909582014-10-05T14:51:57Z2014-10-05T14:52:23ZBy the time Reagan first said the word "AIDS" in public, it came only in response to a question from a reporter in 1985 ...Letters to the editorhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoreglet/index.html
By the time Reagan first said the word "AIDS" in public, it came only in response to a question from a reporter in 1985 ...
Oregon Health & Science University HIV vaccine researcher, Louis Picker, wins $25 million tag:www.oregonlive.com,2014:/health/index.ssf/3826.138070012014-09-03T13:09:00Z2014-09-03T22:38:47ZNick Budnick | The Oregonian/OregonLivehttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/nbudnick/index.htmlTommy Morrison dies; heavyweight champion had legal, health troublestag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/today/index.ssf//8000470.111690362013-09-02T21:28:01Z2013-09-02T21:28:38ZMorrison died Sunday night at a Nebraska hospital. He was 44.The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Morrison died Sunday night at a Nebraska hospital. He was 44.
Congress moves forward with bill to transplant organs from people infected with HIVtag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/health/index.ssf//3826.109476242013-07-22T21:02:14Z2013-07-22T21:26:53ZIn an attempt to increase the number of available organs in the United States, the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act would lift an existing ban on these kinds of transplants that was created when there was little information about AIDS. Soumya Karlamangla, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/karlam-s/index.html
In an attempt to increase the number of available organs in the United States, the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act would lift an existing ban on these kinds of transplants that was created when there was little information about AIDS.
Clinics offer free HIV testing Thursdaytag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/health/index.ssf//3826.108237242013-06-27T13:00:00Z2013-06-27T13:05:31ZThat's why clinics across the country will offer free HIV testing today as part of National HIV Testing Day. You can find a place to get tested near you through the Centers for Disease Control's clinic locator at hivtest.cdc.gov.Soumya Karlamangla, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/karlam-s/index.html
That's why clinics across the country will offer free HIV testing today as part of National HIV Testing Day. You can find a place to get tested near you through the Centers for Disease Control's clinic locator at hivtest.cdc.gov.
Baby born with HIV apparently cured, scientists say tag:www.oregonlive.com,2013:/health/index.ssf//3826.101120922013-03-04T06:44:40Z2013-03-04T14:59:38ZThere's no guarantee the child will remain healthy, although sophisticated testing uncovered just traces of the virus' genetic material still lingering. If so, it would mark only the world's second reported cure. The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
There's no guarantee the child will remain healthy, although sophisticated testing uncovered just traces of the virus' genetic material still lingering. If so, it would mark only the world's second reported cure.
Dr. Phyllis Ritchie: Not all vaccines OK for people with HIV tag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/health/index.ssf//3826.96401992012-12-18T23:50:48Z2012-12-18T23:57:31ZDr. Phyllis Ritchie, an infectious-disease specialist answer health questions.Special to The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregspe/index.html
Dr. Phyllis Ritchie, an infectious-disease specialist answer health questions.
MTV takes on AIDS with special on 3 HIV-infected young peopletag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/movies/index.ssf//2835.94673962012-11-19T20:48:00Z2012-11-19T20:48:45ZThe special, "I'm Positive," is scheduled to air Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Drew Pinsky, who is one of the show's producers, said that if it does well, he hopes it can become a regular series.The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
The special, "I'm Positive," is scheduled to air Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Drew Pinsky, who is one of the show's producers, said that if it does well, he hopes it can become a regular series.
Memorial for firefighter who contracted HIV on duty arrives at Washington stationtag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf//8001149.92783422012-10-25T00:51:10Z2012-10-25T00:56:46ZA ceremonial pike pole was delivered this week to the South King Fire and Rescue department in Federal Way with the name of firefighter Doug Waller.The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
A ceremonial pike pole was delivered this week to the South King Fire and Rescue department in Federal Way with the name of firefighter Doug Waller.
AIDS Walk Portland beats fundraising goal, hopes it's beating AIDS stigmatag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/portland/index.ssf//4053.90659682012-09-23T23:50:00Z2012-09-24T02:45:31ZMore than 11,000 people packed into downtown Portland to raise $525,000 -- the most in the walk's 26 years -- for the Cascade AIDS Project's free testing, support and education services. Sara Hottman, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/hottma-s/index.html
More than 11,000 people packed into downtown Portland to raise $525,000 -- the most in the walk's 26 years -- for the Cascade AIDS Project's free testing, support and education services.
Methodists deliver health care, homes to AIDS-ravaged Kenyans tag:www.oregonlive.com,2012:/living/index.ssf//3509.89263562012-08-31T14:00:46Z2012-08-31T01:09:32ZIn the first two weeks of July, a team of 16 Methodists journeyed into an AIDS-ravaged region of Kenya to work with hospital programs, schools and an agricultural training farm. Special to The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveoregspe/index.html
In the first two weeks of July, a team of 16 Methodists journeyed into an AIDS-ravaged region of Kenya to work with hospital programs, schools and an agricultural training farm.